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Michael Hickenbottom

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Michael Hickenbottom

Born Jul 22, 1965 · 61 years413 titles 368 movies · 45 TV
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Biography

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by his ring name, Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has served as an ambassador for the company since December 2010. Michaels wrestled for WWE, from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, owing to a severe back injury. He appeared in non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed his wrestling career in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010. In the WWE, Michaels headlined major pay per view events in four decades from the 1980s to the 2010s, closing the company's premier annual event WrestleMania on five occasions Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011. Following Michaels' induction, WWE said of Michaels, "Ask any Superstar on the WWE roster who the most gifted sports-entertainer of all time is and nearly everyone will have the same answer Shawn Michaels." Michaels is a four time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion. He was also the winner of the 1995 and 1996 Royal Rumbles and was the company's first Grand Slam Champion. He has also won the PWI Match of the Year Award a record eleven times. Michaels currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, Rebecca, and their two children.

Also known as

Shawn Michaels · The Heartbreak Kid · HBK · Mr. WrestleMania · The Showstopper · Sexy Boy · The Main Event · The Headliner · The Main Eventer · The Icon · Mr. Wrestlemania · Heartbreak Kid · マイケル・ヒッケンボトム

Born

Jul 22, 1965

Chandler, Arizona, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

400

Acting credits

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Directing

3

Writing

17

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1973 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1986 7 title(s)

1987 4 title(s)

1988 5 title(s)

1989 7 title(s)

1990 11 title(s)

1991 12 title(s)

1992 12 title(s)

1993 19 title(s)

1994 16 title(s)

1995 15 title(s)

1996 14 title(s)

1997 13 title(s)

1998 7 title(s)

1999 5 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 3 title(s)

2002 9 title(s)

2003 13 title(s)

2004 11 title(s)

2005 16 title(s)

2006 14 title(s)

2007 16 title(s)

2008 21 title(s)

2009 15 title(s)

2010 10 title(s)

2011 12 title(s)

2012 11 title(s)

2013 9 title(s)

2014 16 title(s)

2015 10 title(s)

2016 6 title(s)

2017 10 title(s)

2018 7 title(s)

2019 4 title(s)

2020 8 title(s)

2021 3 title(s)

2022 4 title(s)

2023 6 title(s)

2024 4 title(s)

2025 14 title(s)

2026 5 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)